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Friday, September 30, 2022
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Two Octane -92 Dispensers At A Fuel Station Had Been Sealed
Officers attached to the Public Utilities Commission had yesterday (29) sealed two Octane-92 Fuel dispensers at a Fuel station in Colombo -07 over s short delivery of Fuel the Commission had stated .
Accordingly two out of the three Octane-92 Fuel Dispensers at the Fuel station owned by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) were sealed as the Filling Station had saved 1.2 percent of Petrol from a liter worth Rs.540 the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake had stated .
Iran Agreed To Supply Urea Fertilizer To Sri Lanka
Iranian Ambassador to Sri Lanka had officially agreed to supply Urea fertilizer to Sri Lanka as per the request made in this regard by the Sri Lanka's Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amraweera yesterday (29).
According to the Minister Mahinda Amraweera a Cabinet paper will be submitted to the Cabinet after holding discussions with the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance to import Urea fertilizer for next year Minister has stressed .
Payments Made To A Petrol Ship Anchored At Colombo Harbor-Ministry Of Power
Payments had been made to a Ship carrying 36,000 Metric tones of Octane-92 Petrol anchored at the Colombo Harbor according to the Ministry Of Power and Energy .
Accordingly unloading of the Petrol stocks from the ship had begun today .However another two Diesel ships and a Petrol ship are being anchored at the Colombo harbor further due to not making payments for them it has been reported.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Two Hours And Twenty Minutes Long Power Cut Approved For Tomorrow(29)
The Public Utilities Commission had given permission to the Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB) to implement two hours and twenty minutes long island wide power cut for tomorrow (29) due to the fuel shortage faced by CEB to generate power.
Accordingly one hour long power cut will be implemented in many areas during the day time and one hour and twenty minutes long power cut during the night
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Socialist Students Union Had Lodged A Complaint Against The Police
Police officers had arrested the protesters in an illegal manner the complaint has stated.
An Ugandan National Who Had Swallowed 17 Cocaine Pills Had Been Arrested
The Officers attached to the Anti narcotic division of the Sri Lanka Customs had today (28) arrested a 43-year-old Ugandan national who had arrived in Sri Lanka after swallowing 17 Cocaine pills ,at the Katunayake International Airport.
The suspect who had arrived in Katunayake Airport from Qatar was admitted to the hospital where the Cocaine pills he had swallowed were taken out from his stomach.The market value of the Cocaine pills recovered from the suspect is estimated as Rs.12 million
The Anti Narcotic Control Division of the Sri Lanka customs had handed over the suspect to the Police Anti Narcotic Bureau for further investigations.
Two Persons Were Killed Due To Wild Elephant Attacks
Two persons were killed due to Wild Elephant attacks occurred in two areas at Kabithigollawa area in Anuradhapura District (North Central Province) last night (27) according to police .
Accordingly A male and A female were killed due to these attacks it has been reported .
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බොහෝ සබදතාවල ප්‍රසිද්ධියේ පෙන්වන දෙයින් හරි අඩක්වත් සැබෑ දිවියේදී දක්නට නොලැබෙන අතර එවැනි පුහු සබඳතා අතරේ ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරන දෙයට වඩා වැඩි යමක් පවතින සබඳතා කැපී පෙනේ .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
School Children Of Seventy Eight Percent Of The Schools Are Being Provided A Daily Meal
The school children attached to Seventy eight percent of the schools in the island are being provided with a daily meal according to the Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Education Mahinda Yapa. Accordingly School children attached to 7925 Schools are being provided this facility he has stressed
Special nutrition programmes are being conducted in other schools with the assistance of private sector the Additional Secretary has stated .
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Around 80 Houses Had Been Destroyed Due To A Fire At A Housing Scheme
Around 80 houses had been destroyed due to a sudden major fire erupted in a housing scheme at Kajimawatte area in ,Thotalanga area (Colombo District) last night (27) according to the police. Out of the 80 houses that were affected due to the fire 60 houses had been completely destroyed the Police have stated .
No one was injured due to the fire which had spread rapidly among the houses which sheltered 220 persons the Police had revealed .
Twelve fire trucks belonging to the Fire services department in Colombo had been deployed to douse the fire which occurred around 7 .30 p.m last night and within one hour the fire men had managed to douse the fire it has been reported .
Those who are being displaced due to the incident have been provided with temporary shelters at Kelani Nadee Temple and Community center in Modara area .The reason caused the fire has not yet been revealed .
Government Analyst is scheduled to be arrived at the affected area today (28) to find out the cause of the fire .Meanwhile President Ranil Wikramasinghe who is in Japan to attend the funeral of former Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe had instructed the President's secretary Saman Ekanayake to provide relief to those who had affected due to the fire .
Monday, September 26, 2022
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තමන් සාර්ථක වී /ස්ථාවර වූ පසු අන් අයද එම තත්ත්වයට පත් වීම නුරුස්සන පුද්ගලයන් බහුතරය අතරේ තමන් ආදරය කරන අය ඉහලට ඔසවා තබන ඔවුන් තනි නොකරන සබඳතා කැපී පෙනේ .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
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Two Hours And Twenty Minute Long Power Cut To Be Continued For Another Two Days
The Public Utilities Commission had given permission to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to impose a two hour and twenty minute long daily power cuts for another two days according to the Commission .
Accordingly the two hour and twenty minutes long power cuts will be implemented both tomorrow (27) and the day after (28) .This power cut will be imposed as one hour during the day period and one hour and twenty minutes during the night from 6 p.m to 10 p.m in the 20 zones named as A to W in the country
Twenty Five Injured Due To A Collison Between Two Buses
Twenty Five persons had been injured and hospitalized due to a collision of two buses at Ilimba area in Horana(Kalutara district-Western Province) today (26) .The injured were admitted to the Horana Base Hospital for treatment .
The incident occurred when a Bus transporting a group of 40 Garment Factory employees from Panadura to a Garment factory at Gurugoda in Horana had collided with a Parked empty School Bus .Due to the collision the Parked School bus was drifted away around 100 meters ahead and crashed in to a garage after colliding with electric post and a telephone post it has been reported.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
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President Ranil Wikramasinghe To Leave For Japan Tomorrow(26)
President Ranil Wikramasinghe is due to leave for Japan tomorrow morning (26) to attend the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated by a Gunman recently.
During his visit President Wikramasinghe will hold bi lateral talks with the Japanese Emperor ,Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister according to sources .
Prices Of Parliament Lunch Supplied For MP's And Media Personal Increased
Due to the current economic crisis in the country, lunch provided for Parliamentarians and Media personnel from the Parliament Canteen had been increased by Rs.100 and Rs,50 respectively according to the Parliament sources .
Accordingly the price of the lunch providing for a MP had been increased to Rs.300 from Rs.200 and the lunch of a Media personnel had been increased to Rs.150 from Rs.100.Prices of lunch providing for other Parliament officers and employees had been also increased recently ,
Eighty Three Protesters Arrested During A Protest Yesterday Released On Bail
Eighty three Protesters arrested during a protest march held in Colombo yesterday (24) were released on bail today (25) by the Police and the Maligakanda Magistrate Court .
Accordingly Eighty of the Poetasters w ere released on Police bail and Three protesters including the organizer of the Protest Ranga Gunasekare who is also the National Organizer of the Socialist Youth Wing were released after been produced before the Maligakande Magistrate Court on surety bail of Rs..200,000 each .
A large group of lawyers had represented behalf of the three suspects released on bail by the Maligakande Magistrate Court l
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Police Had Used Tear Gas and Water Canons To Disperse An Anti Government Protest
Riot police have fired tear gas and water canon to disperse a massive protest march organized by the Socialist Youth wing at Deans Road in Maradana (Colombo-10) this noon (24) and arrested 84 protesters including the chief organizer of the protest .
The Protest March had begun from Town hall ,Colombo and it was dispersed whilst on the way to Colombo Fort area it has been reported ,The March was organized against issuing an Extraordinary Gazette Notification to declare several areas in Colombo as high security zones and against the rising cots of living .
The Riot Police had arrested 84 protesters including 78 men ,04 women and 02 Buddhist monks and 07 protesters were injured and hospitalized after clashing with the Police .
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බලවත්ම ප්‍රේමය වනුයේ අවශ්‍යම මොහොතේදී මග නොහරින ,කුමන හේතුවක් මත හෝ අහිමි කරගැනීමට අකමැති ආත්මයටම බැඳී ඇති ප්‍රේමයයි. (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Bar Association Of Sri Lanka to take legal action against president's decision
The Bar Association Of Sri Lanka (BASL) has announced that it will take legal action against the decision taken by President Ranil Wikramasinghe regarding declaring High Security Zones in Colombo District .
The Bar Association will take appropriate legal action against the decision in view of safeguarding the fundamental rights of the General Public the Association had stressed .
The BASL had stated that under the cover of purported order under the section 2 of the Official Secrets Act there is a possibility to detain of persons who violate such orders ,Violating the freedom of expression ,The freedom to peaceful assembly and the freedom of movement all of which are important aspects of the right of the people to dissent in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's President Declared 18 Major State Buildings As High Security Zones
President Ranil Wikramasinghe had yesterday (23) issued an extraordinary Gazette notification declaring 18 major state buildings including the Parliamentary Complex ,Presidents house and many strategic locations in the Country's capital City Colombo as high security zones.
According to the Extra Ordinary Gazette notification issued by the President Wikramasinghe as the Minister of Defense the Parliament Complex and it's surrounding areas ,the Temple trees ,Prime Minister's office ,Supreme Court Complex ,High Court complex ,Magistrate Court Complex , Attorney General's Department ,Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters ,Police Headquarters ,The Ministry Of Defense ,Sri Lanka Army headquarters ,Sri Lanka Airforce headquarters and official residences of the secretary to the Ministry of Defense and commandoes of tri forces have been declared as high security zones .
This kind of Gazette notification declaring many major buildings and areas as high security zones had been issued after many years .
Friday, September 23, 2022
Public Utilities Commission Refused To Give Permission To Extend Power Cut Hours
Public Utilities Commission had refused to give a permission to the request made by Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB) to extend the daily Power cut by an additional one hour according to the Commission .Public Utilities Commission had turned down the request made by CEB as the Board has failed to justify the request .
Ceylon Electricity Board has maintained one hour and twenty minutes long power cut in last few days and but had requested to increase the duration from another one hour to two hours and twenty minutes at a time hydro catchment areas have received heavy showers .
Accordingly all the groups from A to W will experience one hour and twenty minutes long daily power cuts further from 6 p.m to 10 p.m.
Navy Arrested Two Persons With A Stock Of Kerala Cannabis
Sri Lanka Navy had arrested two persons along with more than 155 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis in their possession during a raid carried out in Ilanthadiya area in Norochholai (North western province ) today (23) .
The suspects are of the ages 35 and 40 years resides in Ragama area .Sri Lanka Navy had handed over the two suspects along with the stock of Kerala Canabies were handed over to the Norochcholai Police for a legal action .
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Thriposha Limited Confirmed There Was A "Aflotoxine
Thriposha Private Limited which produced and distributed the Nutritional Supplement "Thripohsa " powder for the Pregnant Mothers ,Lactating mothers and children under 5 years had today (22) stated that some Thriposha Packs found as contained the toxin "Aflotoxine " in higher doses few months back .However hose packs didn't distribute among the recipients it has been reported .
Public Health inspectors (PHI) Union president Upul Rohana had stated last Tuesday (20) that many Thriposha Packs had found as contained with "Aflatoxin "toxin which was denied by the Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwekkq
However Health Minister had today said in Parliament he will accept that there was Aflatoxine problem in Thrposha `powder ``few months back and now the problem is not theree .````````````` `` .
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Police Recovered A Body At Mahawali River Bank
Police have recovered a Body suspected as of the student of Peradeniya University who went missing since 16th of September .at a Mahaweli River bank in Gannoruwa ,Peradeniya .
Police have launched a special mission to find out the whereabouts of the fourth year student attached to the Faculty Of Psychology of the University /.Police are currently investigating to ascertain whether the body recovered is of the missing student .
The missing student is a 24 year old resided in Gampaha district ,
Australia Handed Over 600 Metric Tons Of Rice To Sri Lanka
Australia had handed over 600 Metric tons of Rice to the Sri Lankan Government today(21) under the special food aid programme introduced by the Australian Government regarding Sri lanka .The stock of Rice is scheduled to be distributed among the people affected due to the food insecurity it has been reported .
The stock of rice handed over today is worth around Australian Dollars 15 million it has been revealed .Another stock of food aid including Rice ,Dhal and Cooking Oil is scheduled to be handed over to Sri lanka by the Australian government soon .
Government To Reduce The Price Of Sanitary Pad Packs
President Ranil Wikramasinghe is paying attention to reducing the price of Sanitary Pad packs which had been increased due to the taxes imposed on it according to the State Minister of Child and Women's affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe .
After removing many taxes including Ports ,Aviation, Customs and Ses taxes Price of a Sanitary Pad pack in the local market can be sold for the old price she has stressed .Speaking at t he Parliament the State Minister had stated that the Finance Ministry will issue a circular regarding price reduction of Sanitary Pad packs soon .
A Local manufacturer had agreed to sell a Pack of Sanitary Pads for Rs.150 she has further said .
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Prices Of Confectionaries Including Biscuits To Be Reduced
Prices of Confectionary Products including the Biscuits and sweet products will be reduced by 10-13 percent with immediate effect according to the Lanka Confectionary Manufacturers Association.
According to the Association this price reduction will be implemented due to the price reduction of several ingredients used to manufacture confectionaries including Biscuits like Vegetable oil . However ,Many Biscuit Making companies had recently increased the Prices of Confectionaries including Biscuits by heavy percentages it has been revealed .As a result many consumers have boycotted the purchasing of Biscuits which caused the downfall of the industry ,
Few Imported Fertilizer Prices To Be Reduced From Tomorrow (21)
Fertilizer Import Companies had decided to reduced the Prices of few Imported varieties of Fertilizer including Urea and Tea Fertilizer with effect from tomorrow (21).
Accordingly the Fertilizer Import Companies had decided to reduce the price of a 50 Kilo Gramme Urea Fertilizer Bag by Rs,10,000 and a Tea Fertilizer Bag by Rs.1000 with effect from tomorrow .Fertilizer Companies had decided to reduce the prices of Imported fertilizer as a result of the price reduction in the world market it has been announced.
Health Minister To Hold Talks With Pad Man In India To Start A Pad Manufacturing Project Here
Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella had today (20) informed the Parliament that He is holding talks with the Indian Entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganathan popularly known as Pad Man regarding starting a Sanitary pad manufacturing project here due to the enormous difficulties faced by school girls when purchasing these pads as a result of the higher taxes imposed on Sanitary pad packs .
As the price of Sanitary pad packs a goes up due to the higher import taxes imposed on them .Many school girls are being reported as skipping classes these days it has been reported .Many MP's including the Opposition Leader and the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)Party Sajith Premadasa had raised questions in parliament today regarding the Price hike of Sanitary Pad packs which affects the school girls and other females .
When the Opposition Leader Sajith premadasa had raised the question on Sanitary pad problem faced by the estate sector females during his Presidential Campaign in 2019 ,Many MP 's in the present government who had supported former President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe's election campaign had ridiculed him .
Monday, September 19, 2022
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තම කුඩා කළ සිටම සැප දුක් නිතර සොයා බැලු ,පැමිණීම ප්‍රමාද වූ විට දුක් වූ ,අහිමි කරගැනීමට බිය වූ මවක් /යහලුවෙකු තමන් සතුව සිටින බව ලොවට හඬ ගා පැවසිය හැක්කේ අතළොස්සකට පමණකි වර්තමානයේ සමාජය දෙස බලන්න .තම දරුවන් වෙනුවෙන් යහළුවන් වෙනුවෙන් සුළු හෝ කැපවීමක් කළ හැකි අය සිටිනුයේ ඉතාමත් සීමිත පිරිසක් වන අතර සෙසු අය කුමක් නැතත් නැති දරු සෙනහසක් පෙන්වමින් පම්පෝරි ගැසීමට නම් දක්ෂයෝ වී සිටිනු දක්නට ලැබේ ((උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
95 Percent Of The Construction Work In The Country Has Been Halted
As a result of the shortage of Construction materials including Cement ,Sand and Bricks and the price hike of them 95 percent of the Construction work in the Island has come to halt these days according to the Sri Lanka National Constructions Association ,
Due to this situation many employees at the Construction industry are being faced with severe economic difficulties the Association had stated ,Import restrictions imposed on goods has lead to the shortage and price hike of many Construction materials the Association has stated .
One Hour Power Cut To Be Extended By Another Twenty Minutes
The Public Utilities Commission had approved a One hour and twenty minute long Island Wide Power cut for tomorrow (20) and the day after (21)due to the fuel shortage to generate power according to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
Accordingly this power cut will be implemented in 20 Zones marked as A,B,C,D,E ,FG,H,I.J.K,LP,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W from 6 p.m to 10 p.m the Board has stated .
Sunday, September 18, 2022
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.අවංකව පුදනු ලබන ඕනෑම දෙයක් ආකර්ශනීය හා ආදරනිය වේ .සැබෑ මාතෘ ස්නේහයද එසේමය .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Lotus Tower Had Earned Rs.7.5 Million As Income Since It"s Opening
Since the opening of the South Asia's second highest tall building "The lotus tower three days back ,It has received Rs.7.5 million as income according to the Lotus tower Private Limited .
Around 14,000 persons including foreigners had visited the tower since the opening it the Company had stated .Due to the demand Lotus tower has extended the visiting hours to the public from 12 noon to 11 p.m during weekdays.
However the Tickets need to be purchased to view the tower will be issued only until 10 p.m daily the company had stated.
More Than 200,000 Left For Foreign Employment This Year
During the first eight and half months of this year 221,023 persons had left abroad for foreign employment due to the current economic crisis according to the Foreign Employment Bureau .
Accordingly majority of these had gone to middle eastetn countries mainly to the Kuwait,United Arab Emirates ,Qatar and Saudi Arabia the Bureau has stated . Majority of these,employees are men it has been revealed.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
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